“Are you here for a tour?” I was standing at the check in desk at the Barn, Woodward Copper’s indoor training facility at Copper Mountain, Colorado. Holding both my helmet and ski boots, I was pretty sure I didn’t look like I just wanted a tour. Pointing to my husband and two sons, I clarified […]
Woodward at Copper
Copper Mountain Turns a Black Day White
Last weekend, we traveled to Summit County, Colorado to ski one of our favorite resorts: Copper Mountain. We hadn’t driven 25 miles from our garage when our bad luck started. Black Mark #1: The “check engine” light comes on in our three-year-old car, disabling the stability control as we head into a snowstorm. We […]
Spring Skiing at Copper Mountain, Colorado: It’s Sunsational!
Last year, we closed out our ski season at Copper Mountain. Situated high atop the mountains of Summit County, Colorado, Copper Mountain is often blessed with great snow well into April. Copper also knows how to throw a season-end party: Sunsation. This year, Sunsation features free concerts, the Collegiate Alt Games, the Red Bull 1976 […]
Woodward at Copper: Sign Up Now for the Coolest Summer Camp on Earth
Our boys had a great summer in 2010. Why? Because it was the first summer that they each went to sleep-over camp. Although they didn’t go to camp together, they both went to the same freestyle skiing camp: Woodward at Copper. Woodward at Copper is a relatively new, year-round addition to the winter sports offerings […]
The Brave Ski Mom: Spring Skiing Edition
It always seems funny to me that the month of March marks both the zenith of the ski season for many people and its demise. For most families, March means Spring Break. For those who pass on Mexico, Spring Break can mean a full week of skiing in the sun, on soft snow, with warm […]